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PAUL PHILlIPS, Sports Editor George Johnson Jerry Rollins PAUL PHILLIPS: The Bird-Call The intramural program for this year has come to a close, but plans are already being made for next year. Joe Grugar has announced that more events are in the making than were held this year. Golf, a hole-in-one tournament and foul shoot ing will be held if the students are in favor of them. The idea of having co-ed volleyball and badminton teams is also being considered. The teams would consist of three men and three girls for each team with the tournaments being open for all students. Next year, the track meet will be held on two days. The first day will consist of preliminaries and the run for the points will be on the second day for those who qualify. In this way any number of men may enter, in no more than three events, for any group. Swimming will be conducted in the same way, with qualifying heats held the day before the actual meet. A great deal of consideration is being given to the idea of having "B" leagues in various sports. Entries in these leagues would not be eligible for the regular or "A" leagues. They would be set up primarily to see that more were en tered in the sports, with no points given toward the All Sports trophy. Sports debating is also being considered. A group could have two or three of its members debate sports from any or all viewpoints. Much of this kind of thing is done in bull sessions, but it could be turned into constructive channels. This is another event in which the little guy could participate. Joe Grugan and his two student assistants, Wilma Hughes and Legrande Little, have done a very good job in scheduling events and in the over-all job of handling the intramural program. They deserve a vote of thanks from all who have taken advantage of the facilities offered to all of the students. Still there is room for improvement in the program. The intramural office would like suggestions on how they could improve and, too, they would like help in reaching the little guy that doesn't play on any of the teams or any of the sports offered. If golf, debating, foul shooting or a hole-in one tournament is the answer, then the intramural office will hold those sports. Joe Grugan thinks that these new sports could be the answer and so you can look forward to them next year. Joe believes that this past season has been the best intra mural season they have had in a long time. The competition was strong, the interest was high and there was a big turn out for all sports. A GRIPE Near the end of the intramural season this year, many of the athletes started to gripe. Tennis was added to the pro gram and the matches were causing conflicts with the soft ball games. Those who wanted to play tennis were already playing softball and accused the intramural office of expect ing too much from them. They wanted to play the sports, but a softball game and then a tennis match in one day was too much. To this gripe, Joe Grugan, head of the intramural office, said, "I don't want the same boys playing tennis that are al ready playing softball. I want to reach the little guy and I thought tennis would do it. There are about 2,000 male stu dents here and we reach only about 700 of them. I want more boys to take part in the program." That statement should settle the gripe about the intra mural office expecting too much from one man. The idea is to get your friends into the competition, too. Joe Grugan has a gripe of his own that should not be necessary, but under the circumstances, it is. Joe's gripe is that the equipment, which the students are more-than wel come to use, is not being returned. The equipment is taker1 with permission and used, but then it is discarded in some corner of the student's room. It is very possible that the stu dents who do this plan to use the equipment again the nexi day. In any event, the equipment is not returned and wher other students want to use some of it, there is none for them The intramural office does have a lot of equipment at theiz disposal, but not enough to allow students to check it oul and keep it for weeks on end. The equipment is for all stu. dents and it is -very possible that some grades will be held ur until it is returned. There is one thing about the intramural setup with whicl1 almost everybody agrees and that is that there is not enough space for all of the activities. Softball, track and basebal: often crowd Davis Field to over capacity. This hurts all three sports and should be corrected, if possible. The best remnedy would be the most expensive-to buy more land, but that is another story. Some intramural basketball games were hek in the University High gym. Some space might be found or the high school grounds that could be used for other sports, but space is becoming more scarce with each passing semes ter. The problem of space is no doubt just one of the things that are here to stay with no solution to be found in the near future. I would like to. take this opportunity to thank Joe Grugari and his able assistants for their very kind co-operation. It has been a pleasure to work with them for these past few months that I have been writing intramural sports. Big plans have been made for next year and here's hoping all of them are very successful. Dietz Selei Conferenc -Emmett Dietz, freshman, from Asheville, N. C., was selected by newsmen for the Southern Confer ence All-Conference team. Dietz, the only Gamecock to make the squad, had a .320 batting average this past season and fielded at a .985 pace. The big six-foot-two inch, 208-pounder hit four home runs, driving in 13 runs and scor ing 16. In addition to his home runs, Dietz hit seven doubles and had three stolen bases, while catching in 17 games. Duke's Blue Devils, who won three games last week to clinch the Southern Conference baseball championship for the second suc cessive year, dominated the all-star squad. The champs placed five men on the 18-man squad chosen by the Southern Conference Sportswriters Association. With the conference playing in Northern and Southern divisions over the regular season, it was decided to vote on the same basis. Nine Northern and nine Southern stars were named to the team. Other than the Blue Devils, no team won more than two positions. The nine top vote-getters in each division were named to the squad, regardless of position. Dick Groat, shortstop; Bill Wer ber, first baseman; .Joe Lewis, pitcher; Red Smith and Dick John son, outfielders, were the five placed by Duke. Southern lDivision Emmett Dietz. catcher, South Carolina. Dick Groat, shortstop, Duke Dick Johnson, outfielder, Duke Lunsford Lewis, pitcher, N. C. State Joe Lewis, pitcher, Duke Chalmers Port, pitcher, North Carolina Red Smith, outfielder, Duke Bill Werher, first baseman, Duke John Emars, shortstop. N. C. State Northern Division Mel Arnold, catcher, Washington and Lee Bino Barriera, out fielder. George Washington Tom Bryant, out fielder, Virginia Tech Bob Cilento, shortstop. George Washington Warren Long, second baseman, Richmond Ed Mioduszewski, shortstop, Wil liam and Mary Simon Moughamian, first base man, Richmond John Strycula, first baseman, West Virginia Duke Wellington, catcher, West Virginia Six Suspended (Continued from page 1) some of the student body at the co-ed dormitory be publicized so that the peop)le of the state~ will know that the university authori ties will not stand for such he havior," he said. Duncan Breckenridge, student body president, saidl the action Tuesday night "showved very poor1 judgmt." "The university was not in a position to condone such action by the students,'' he said. The student body, as a whole, was not in favor and wvill not control these practices which involve mob) rule and no respect for authority." "I hope that in the. future the studlents will profit from the result of the happenings and will not allow such to take place again." When interviewed, the students who were suspended agreed thai they earnestly felt that the p)enalts Gan McBride, Idhby D)rawdy were the big men for the Gamec scoring trio accounted for 196 pol team with 85 1/4, McBride was se thilrd man on te eam. withs 48 1/a Southern; Place Five Improved Pass Attack For '52 Sophomore Johnny Gramling from Orangeburg will be in greal demand next year when Coach En right looks for a substitute foi I)ick Balka. Balka is expected t< be the starting quarterback for the Gamecocks next year, but Gramling is a definite threat for the start ing assignment. Last year Gram ling threw 54 passes and completet 21 for a total of 253 yards. During spring practice, a re. building job was conducted by En right and his assistant coaches. Thirteen lettermen from last year's squad have left, but 29 other let termen will return for next season. On the offensive line, three men, Gargano, Smith and P. Stephens, are gone. In the backfield, Balka will be the quarterback, Gene Wil son will be at left half, Bobby Drawdy has been shifted to right halfback, and Hootie Johnson has been shifted to fullback. In the defensive line, four holes must be filled. Only Don Earley and "Lip" Latorre will be back The backfield will have Leon Cun ningham, Norris Mullis and Bob Korn 1eturuing. Replacements will have to be found for Harry Jab bush and Billy Stephens. A lot of the replacement prob. lem should be solved by guard Marion Lee, end Slats Skelton. tackle Frank Mincevich and full back Bill Wohrman. The Gamecock fans can look for a better passing attack that will be used more extensively and a hard running backfield next year. year's~ basketbatll team is Johnn hart, Ind. He was second in tean shooting percentage of the entiri s years. One freshman was near tears at he explaitned that this was hib firt offense andl he' hadl never it hi s litfe been in any trouble of thit sort. "'I only climbed in the building because some of the girls yelle< that I was 'chicken.' I didn't thinl any harmui would come from it. dlidn't touch anything or cause bit of damage," he said. One of the boys with a lighte suspension summedl his feelings ul with, "It's too bad the whole thinj bad to happen. It goes to show that hintdsight is b,etter- than fore sig.ht." Five of the six planned to appea their sutspensions. Tr'ak Priospets Imlpr'oved For' '53 (Garn McBride, Bobby D)rawdy and( Smtokey D)arouse at-c three bij re'asonus why better things are t< be expted'( from the Gamecocl einudermten next. year-. Drtawdy'was the high scot-er for the track tean last- year with 85 1/4 points, fol Iowedl by McBrtyde with 53, anm D)arouse was third with 48 1/3. The track team had a dlisappoint ing season, but should be much im proved next year. With high'scor ing Bobby Drawdy, Garn McBride Smokey Darouse and Jack Blaii to lead the par-ade of retiurnees the prospects look gooid. Gradua tion will claim only one of the ein. dermen, and that is an addeld boost o (enm.h W,.m- nls. Tossing Johnny Gramling, from Orangebur back last year behind Dick Balka. 'I to see a lot of action this year. Bes member of the pitching staff on the G Gurney Tak( Goes To Oiy Emmett Gurney decisioned Bill - Hartman in three rounds last c Wednesday night to advance to the 4 final Olympic tournament to de termine the United States Olympic J boxing entries. The tournament will be held in Kansas City in June. From the first reports on a Wednesday night, it was learned t that Gurney knocked Hartman t 'C\ a 8 down in the first round and took li the round by a large majority. C No knockdowns were scored in t the second round, but Emmett took this one, too. This time on points. The third round was very close g and could have gone either wvay. ni Gurney is a member of the 2 AFROTC and it was through their efforts that made this trip to San 5 Antonio, Texas, possible for thu 1 Gamecock welterweight. Besides ( financing the trip, the ARO's gave Gurney a robe to wvear into the ( ring and they will have a new suit I of clothes for him on his return. ( Gurney wvon his first fight Moun- I day night b)y a decision over Joe 'l Lopez, the 1948 Olympic runner-up to advance to the bout Wednesday f night with Har tman.C Cadet Colonel Robert L. Blackmo and Hattalion (onmmander William shown above receiving citations on president of the United States. Boti cent markl in blodanationsa.. T-D's g, was the second string quarter. he 6'1", 170 Pounder is expected ides football, Gramling is also a amecock baseball team. is Decision; rmpic Finals 4 Games Listed For Basketball The Gamecock cagemen will play 24-game schedule next year. The Jniversity of Pennsylvania is the nly team from last year's roster hat has been dropped, while two ew foes were added. The newcomers are: Richmond, rho comes here on December 15, nd West Virginia, whom the amecocks play in a two-night Land at Morgantown, West Vir inia, on December 22 and 23. Nineteen of the games will be rith Southern Conference teams, rhile Georgia and Georgia Tech f the Southeastern Conference 'ill be played on a home-and-home asis, and Newberry is the only idependent team on the list. North Carolina State, defending ague chan mjion, will be played at harlotte, N. C., for the second traight year. Last year the Wolf ack and the Gamecocks played a 5-76 thriller. Games with Duke, North Caro na, Georgia Tech, Furman and lemson will be the highlights on be home schedule. Schedule for 1952-53: Dec. 6, Newberry; 11, at Geor ia; 12, at Georgia Tech; 15, Rich. id; 20, at George Washington; 2 and 23, at West Virginia. Jan. 2, Virginia Tech at Wythe ille, Va.; 3, at Davidson; '7, Duke; 2, Wake Forest; 16, Clemson; 24, eorgia Tech; 29, Furman. Feb. 2, at Clemson; 4, North arolina State at Charlotte; 4 )avidson; 10, Georgia; 13, North arolina; 17, at Furman; 21, at uke; 23, at Wake Forest; 27, 'he Citadel; 28, at The Citadel. March 5, 6 and 7, Southern Con-. erence tournament at Raleih, N. ~., If qualified. Cited n (left) of the Air Force RO Brandel of the Navy ROTC 0N behalf of their units frO6in unit. went over the forty W eted On All e Champs. Pete Nucleus For '52 Cagers To offset the loss of three men from last year's starting five, the Gamecock basketballers will add plenty of height. Morrison, Cap tain Cox and Best are the ones leaving from the first string. John "Pete" Peterson will be back at his center post. The two returnees from the other forward position are Smith and Hoffert.h. Hofferth was usually the starter, but Smith saw plenty of action. Peterson was the second highest scorer for the Gamecocks last year finishing behind Dwane Morrison. Pete has one more year before his eligibility runs out. Other netmen returning are: .Jack Wise, Frank Wright, George Clauson, Jim Gainey, Randy Cole man and Al Spotts. One man who did not play var sity hall last year, but who might end up as a surprise starter, is .Jack liofford. He is less than six feet in height, but plays a fast floor game much on the order of lIon Cox. .Jackie can drive under for that lay-up shot and he has a goul eye for those shots from the outside. Whether or not the little manl canl drive un-der against big men will have to be decided when wractice rolls around next year. Tlhe leading prospect for next Peterson, a rising senior front Elk scoring this year antd had the best team. lie has b)eenl a regular for tw infClicted for t heir part In the raid was comtpletely unjust. All of those interviewed expressed compllete surprj)ise a t thett severi tyo the s uspensions. Most of them agreedl, htowever, that some form of punishtment was necessary but that which was meted out was too seve*re. and Smokey D)arouse, left to right, ock cindermen thIs year. The high nts for the season. Drawdy led the cond with 53, and D)arouse was the I points. J4: